Editing Rob Ford (section)

==Political career==
===City councillor===
[[File:City_Hall,_Toronto,_Ontario.jpg|thumb|Ford served as a city councillor on [[Toronto City Council]] from 2000 to 2010.]]
Ford served three terms as city councillor from 2000 until October 2010, representing Ward 2 Etobicoke North. During his term as councillor, Ford was a strong critic of councillors' spending.<ref name="city-20070424">{{cite news|title=Councillor Blames Politicians' Perks For Your Tax Hike|work=City News|location=Toronto|date=April 24, 2007|url=https://toronto.citynews.ca/2007/04/24/councillor-blames-politicians-perks-for-your-tax-hike|access-date=September 15, 2014}}</ref><ref name="tgm-2003-10-03"/> Ford was known for his controversial comments and passionate arguments at council.<ref>{{cite news|work=The Globe and Mail|title=Rob Ford and a decade of controversy|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/rob-ford-and-a-decade-of-controversy/article4330595 |date=August 19, 2010|access-date=May 22, 2013|last=Mahoney|first=Jill|location=Toronto}}</ref>

Ford first ran for [[Toronto City Council]] in [[1997 Toronto municipal election|1997]], placing fourth to [[Gloria Lindsay Luby]] in Ward 3 Kingsway-Humber. Ford ran for councillor in Ward 2 Etobicoke North in the following election in [[2000 Toronto municipal election|2000]], getting the endorsement of the ''[[Toronto Star]]''.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Toronto Star|title=Our recommendations for Toronto council|date=November 5, 2000|page=A16}}</ref> Ford defeated incumbent Elizabeth Brown in what was considered one of several upsets in Etobicoke. According to Ford, "the people said they wanted change and they got change".<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Toronto Star|title=Etobicoke full of upsets; Elsewhere, Lastman loses key supporters; convicted candidate's comeback bid fails|page=E03|last1=DeMara|first1=Bruce|last2=Moloney|first2=Paul|last3=Rankin|first3=Jim|date=March 23, 2016}}</ref>

Ward 2 is located in the north-west corner of the city in the former city of Etobicoke. The ward's population of over 50,000 in 2006 was 53% composed of immigrants, the largest group being South Asians. It is mixed in nature with 40% of dwellings being single-family detached homes and 35% being high-rise apartments.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.toronto.ca/wards2000/ward2.htm|publisher=City of Toronto|title=Ward 2 Etobicoke North Profile|access-date=December 11, 2012}}</ref> It is also known as an area that has seen gang violence, including six murders in 2000.<ref>{{cite news|work=The Globe and Mail|location=Toronto|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/city-far-from-a-violence-free-haven/article1044457/|date=December 21, 2000|title=City far from a violence-free haven|page=A25|last=Freeze|first=Colin}}</ref>

Ford had previously resided in the ward, but moved in 2000 prior to the election, after his marriage, to Ward 4. In 2003, Ford was re-elected with 80% of the vote in Ward 2,<ref name="tor-2003-results"/> defeating two candidates from the local Somali community.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Globe and Mail|location=Toronto|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/the-ugly-truth-about-the-ethnic-vote/article773542/|title=The ugly truth about the ethnic vote|last=Barber|first=John|page=M2|date=November 8, 2003}}</ref> In the [[2006 Toronto municipal election|2006 election]], Ford won again, defeating Somali-Canadian candidate Cadigia Ali, this time with 66% of the vote.<ref>{{cite news|last=Grant|first=Kelly|date=March 25, 2010|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/right-winger-ford-really-a-social-liberal-brother-says/article573669/|title=Right-winger Ford really a social liberal, brother says|newspaper=The Globe and Mail|location=Toronto|page=A12}}</ref>

====2001 municipal budget====
It was during the 2001 budget deliberations that Ford earned a reputation for passionate speeches. The [[Municipal government of Toronto|City of Toronto]] was facing a several hundred million dollar budget shortfall, enough to require a 32% tax increase after the [[Government of Ontario]] shifted the delivery of services from itself to Toronto, who would have to then pay for them. Toronto Mayor [[Mel Lastman]] was pleading with other governments for financial assistance. According to Don Wanagas, the ''[[National Post]]'' City Hall columnist, the other councillors began to dread when Ford rose to speak. "I have to give my head a shake because some of the rhetoric that comes out of the mouths of some of these councillors boggles my mind, I swear.{{nbsp}}... Get the government out of our backyards. It's ridiculous. Government red tape here. Bureaucratic here. It's nonsense having all this government. And it's nonsense. It's so ridiculous. If you don't like what the province is doing, there's going to be an election in June of '03 – before our election, by the way."<ref name="gm-wanagas-2001-03-10">{{cite news |newspaper=National Post|url=https://nationalpost.com/toronto/don-wanagas-the-odd-rantings-of-young-rob-ford|title=The odd rantings of young Rob Ford|date=March 10, 2001|page=F2|last=Wanagas|first=Don}}</ref> Councillor [[Anne Johnston]] proposed giving Ford a "neo-con award of the day", while Councillor [[Joe Pantalone]] advised Ford to take [[Prozac]].<ref name="gm-wanagas-2001-03-10"/> Ford argued against spending money on the suicide prevention barrier on the [[Prince Edward Viaduct]], and spending it instead on rounding up child molesters "who are the main cause of people jumping off bridges".<ref name="gm-wanagas-2001-03-10"/>

Ford proposed a cut to each councillor's $200,000 office budget, money for travel to conferences, ending city limousine usage and club memberships. According to Ford, "if we wiped out the perks for council members, we'd save $100 million easy."<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=The Globe and Mail|location=Toronto|title=Council considers service hit list|date=February 1, 2001|page=A16|last=Abbate|first=Gay}}</ref> Ford was one of only four councillors who voted against a 5% increase in property taxes for 2001.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Globe and Mail|location=Toronto|title=Budget contains 5% tax hike|date=May 2, 2001|last=Rusk|first=James|page=A16}}</ref> Ford made a point of not using his allotted city budget for his office expenses, paying for the expenses from his salary. He claimed $10 for his first year, and $4 for his second year. In Ford's opinion, "all this office budget stuff is self-promotion to benefit yourself. Why should the taxpayers have to pay for it? It boggles my mind."<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Globe and Mail|location=Toronto|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/councillors-office-costs-vary-widely/article1011594/|title=Councillors' office costs vary widely|last=Lewington|first=Jennifer|date=March 15, 2003|page=A18}}</ref>

====2002 municipal budget====
During the debates around the 2002 municipal budget, Ford and Councillor [[Giorgio Mammoliti]] got in several heated exchanges, where Mammolitti called Ford a "goon" and Ford called Mammolitti a "scammer". The argument got heated to the point where Ford called Mammolitti a "Gino-boy". Mammolitti called the insult a "racist remark" and filed a complaint with the city's human-rights office. Three councillors stated that they heard the insult said by Ford, who denied it. Ford dismissed the councillors stating that they were liars if they thought he had made a racist remark. "I'm a conservative and the majority of people are left-wing and cannot stand my politics."<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Globe and Mail|location=Toronto|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/name-calling-warps-debate-on-budget/article22395473/|title=Name-calling warps debate on budget|last=Abbate|first=Gay|date=March 7, 2002|page=A20}}</ref> The exchanges led Councillor [[Pam McConnell]] to complain about "testosterone poisoning" in the chamber. Ford extended his exchanges outside the chamber with columnist John Barber of ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'': "I am not a racist. Anyone who calls me a racist is going to face the consequences!", to which Barber replied "You are a racist."<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Globe and Mail|location=Toronto|title=Inside Toronto|date=March 7, 2002|page=A21|last=Barber|first=John }}</ref>

====2003 municipal election====
In the [[2003 Toronto municipal election|2003 municipal election]], Ford endorsed twelve political candidates on a platform of fiscal responsibility to take on fellow councillors: "We just need to get rid of these lifelong politicians that just give out money to special interest groups and don't serve the community. I'm really teed off. We need to get a new council or this city is going to go down the drain."<ref name="tgm-2003-10-03">{{cite news|work=The Globe and Mail|location=Toronto|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/lonely-city-councillor-seeks-right-minded-companions/article18432078/|title=Lonely city councillor seeks right-minded companions|date=October 3, 2003|page=A22}}</ref> Ford targeted [[Brian Ashton (politician)|Brian Ashton]], [[Maria Augimeri]], [[Sandra Bussin]], [[Olivia Chow]], Pam McConnell, [[Howard Moscoe]]<ref>{{cite news|work=The Globe and Mail|location=Toronto|date=November 19, 2004|title=Inside City Hall: Rats, foiled again|page=A17}}</ref> and Sherene Shaw.<ref name="tgm-2003-10-03"/> Shaw was defeated by Ford's future budget chief [[Michael Del Grande]],<ref name="tor-2003-results">{{cite web |url=http://www.toronto.ca/vote2003/results/textlist.htm|publisher=City of Toronto|title=Toronto Vote 2003 election results |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016235553/http://www.toronto.ca/vote2003/results/textlist.htm|archive-date=October 16, 2012}}</ref> while the rest were re-elected.<ref name="tor-2003-results"/>

Ford made a priority of responding to local constituents' problems, often returning calls himself or meeting with city staff to resolve problems.<ref name="gm-2004-07-23">{{cite news|newspaper=The Globe and Mail|title=Inside City Hall: Whose constituent is it, councillors want to know|date= July 23, 2004|page=A12}}</ref> In 2005, local radio station AM 640 tested councillors on their response by having a reporter make an after-hours call to report a pothole. Ford was one of only three councillors to call back in person, within a day.<ref name="gm-2005-03-25">{{cite news|newspaper=The Globe and Mail|title=Inside City Hall: Laurels for pothole pols|date=March 25, 2005|page=A8}}</ref> His zeal in attending to constituents' problems became a competitive rivalry with fellow councillors Howard Moscoe and Gloria Lindsay Luby.<ref name="gm-2004-07-23"/><ref name="gm-2005-03-25"/>

In June 2006, Ford spoke out against the city donating $1.5 million to help prevent [[AIDS]], arguing that most taxpayers should not be concerned with AIDS.<ref name="city-2006">{{cite news|date=June 29, 2006|title=Councillor Rob Ford Under Fire Over AIDS Comments|work=[[CityNews]]|location=Toronto|author=Staff|url=https://toronto.citynews.ca/2006/06/29/councillor-rob-ford-under-fire-over-aids-comments|access-date=November 10, 2015}}</ref> Ford publicly apologized for the comments in May 2010 during his mayoral campaign after his opponent, [[George Smitherman]], called Ford's character into question over the remarks.<ref>{{cite news|date=May 11, 2010|first=David|last=Rider|title=Councillor Rob Ford Under Fire Over AIDS Comments|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/torontomayoralrace/article/807604--rob-ford-apologizes-for-2006-aids-comment|newspaper=Toronto Star|access-date=December 8, 2012}}</ref> At a council meeting on March 5, 2008, Ford stated "Those Oriental people work like dogs", a remark he later formally apologized for while stating that he meant it as a compliment.<ref name="city-asian">{{cite news |title=Asian Protestors Stage City Hall Sit-In Over Rob Ford's 'Oriental' Comments|url=https://toronto.citynews.ca/2008/03/14/asian-protestors-stage-city-hall-sit-in-over-rob-fords-oriental-comments|publisher=CityTV|location=Toronto, Ontario|date=March 14, 2008|access-date=November 10, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|publisher=CBC News|author=Staff|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-councillor-apologizes-for-orientals-comment-1.755506|title=Toronto councillor apologizes for 'Orientals' comment|date=March 31, 2008|access-date=March 23, 2016}}</ref>

On March 7, 2007, Ford spoke out against cyclists sharing roads with motorists, which were "built for buses, cars, and trucks, not for people on bikes".<ref name="bicycling.com">{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120505233424/http://bicycling.com/blogs/thehub/2012/05/03/toronto-mayor-cyclists-are-a-pain-in-the-ass|archive-date=May 5, 2012 |first=Matt|last=Allyn|url=http://bicycling.com/blogs/thehub/2012/05/03/toronto-mayor-cyclists-are-a-pain-in-the-ass|title=Toronto Mayor: "Cyclists Are a Pain in the Ass"|publisher=Bicycling.com|date=May 3, 2012|access-date=May 12, 2012}}</ref> As councillor, Ford opposed the installation of bike lanes on [[University Avenue (Toronto)|University Avenue]] and [[Jarvis Street]] and during his election campaign, proposed spending money on off-road cycle paths.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Globe and Mail|title=Rob Ford could become a champion of cycling|date=September 10, 2012|last=Gee|first=Marcus}}</ref> Bike lanes were installed on Jarvis in 2010 over the objection of traffic advocates, and Ford made it a priority to get them removed during his campaign. As mayor, he was able to get council to reverse the decision in 2011, a move which was criticized by cycling advocates and led to protests.<ref name="spurr-nowtoronto">{{cite web|url=https://nowtoronto.com/separate-lanes-at-last|title= Separate lanes at last|last=Spurr|first=Ben|publisher=nowtoronto.com|location=Toronto, Ontario|date=January 27, 2012|access-date=April 11, 2021}}</ref> The Jarvis bike lanes, which cost the city $86,000 to install in 2011, were removed in December 2012 at a cost of $200,000–$300,000.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://nationalpost.com/posted-toronto/jarvis-bike-lane-removal-to-be-done-by-december|work=National Post|title=Jarvis bike lane removal to be done by December|first=Natalie|last=Alcoba|date=November 9, 2012|access-date=April 11, 2021}}</ref> At the same time, physically separated bike lanes on [[Sherbourne Street, Toronto|Sherbourne Street]] were installed.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://nationalpost.com/posted-toronto/sherbourne-motion-could-have-council-debating-jarvis-bike-lanes-again|title=Sherbourne motion could have council debating Jarvis bike-lanes again|first=Natalie|last=Alcoba|date=October 2, 2012|access-date=April 11, 2021}}</ref> Toronto Cyclist Union president Andrea Garcia praised the Sherbourne lanes installation: "Cities all across North America that are doing way more innovative things for cyclists have been building separated bike lanes for a long time{{nbsp}}... It's great to finally see Toronto catch up." However, she also regretted the loss of lanes on Jarvis: "People live and work and go to school on both of these streets and they all need a safe way to get to these places."<ref name="spurr-nowtoronto"/>

===2010 Toronto mayoral election===
{{Main|2010 Toronto mayoral election}}
Ford was elected mayor with 383,501 votes (47%) over George Smitherman's 289,832 (35.6%) and Joe Pantalone with 95,482 (11.7%). The voter turnout was around 52% of registered voters, the highest in Toronto's [[Amalgamation of Toronto|post-amalgamation history]].<ref name="eyeweekly.com">{{cite news|url=https://abitmoredetail.wordpress.com/2010/10/27/link-a-matter-of-respect-how-rob-ford-swept-into-city-hall/|title=A matter of respect: how Rob Ford swept into City Hall|newspaper=Eye Weekly|location=Toronto, Ontario|date=October 26, 2010|access-date=March 19, 2011}}</ref> Ward-by-ward electoral results showed that Ford had won all of the former pre-amalgamation suburbs, while Smitherman topped districts in the pre-amalgamation Toronto districts. Ford received 80,000 votes from the "Downtown 13" wards, or 20% of his total votes.<ref name="network.nationalpost.com">{{cite news |work=National Post |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/rossis-mayoral-campaign-struggling-to-get-off-the-boards/article1378914/|title=Rocco Rossi jumps into mayoralty race with pledge to sell Toronto Hydro|date=December 14, 2009}}</ref> Ford ran on a populist platform of fiscal conservatism and subway expansion.<ref name="Rob Ford elected mayor of Toronto">{{cite news |publisher=CBC News |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/rob-ford-elected-mayor-of-toronto-1.870381|title=Rob Ford elected mayor of Toronto|date=October 25, 2010}}</ref> During the campaign, the scandals benefited Ford. After his [[driving under the influence]] (DUI) conviction became public, his share of the vote increased 10%. After it was revealed he was banned from high school coaching, he raised {{CAD|25,000}} in campaign contributions overnight.{{sfn|Doolittle|2014|p=17}}

===Mayor===
{{Main|Mayoralty of Rob Ford}}
[[File:Rob Ford Trinity Bellwoods Park Toronto 2010.jpg|upright=1.14|thumb|right|Ford at a Toronto Maple Leafs practice in Trinity Bellwoods Park, 2010.]] After the election, Ford had outgoing councillor [[Case Ootes]], a former City of Toronto budget chief, head the "transition team". From his campaign team, Ford named [[Nick Kouvalis]] as his chief of staff;{{sfn|McDonald|2012|p=46}} [[Mark Towhey]], who had drafted his campaign platform, as his policy advisor;{{sfn|McDonald|2012|p=48}} and [[Adrienne Batra]], his communications advisor, as press secretary.<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=Winnipeg Free Press |title=Be afraid, Toronto |last=Kives |first=Bartley |url=http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/Be-afraid-Toronto-106404258.html |date=October 31, 2010 |access-date=December 11, 2012}}</ref> Councillor [[Doug Holyday]], who had helped elect Doug Ford Sr., was named deputy mayor.{{sfn|McDonald|2012|p=45}} For the executive committee of City Council, Ford named councillors who had endorsed him in his campaign. For the inauguration ceremony at the first meeting of the new council, Ford had television commentator [[Don Cherry (hockey)|Don Cherry]] introduce him and put the chain of office on him. Cherry garnered some controversy with his remarks. Cherry described how Ford had reversed a mistake of city staff cutting down a tree of a Toronto property owner for no good reason and then billing the property owner, who suffered from Alzheimer's. Cherry added "Put that in your pipe you left-wing kooks" and, in regards to the pink suit he was wearing, "I'm wearing pinko for all the pinkos out there that ride bicycles and everything, I thought I'd get it in."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/article/902903|title=Don Cherry rips "left-wing pinkos" at council inaugural|work=Toronto Star|first=David|last=Rider|date=December 7, 2010|access-date=June 12, 2011}}</ref> At its first meeting in December 2010, the council voted to cancel the annual $60 personal vehicle registration tax passed by the previous council. The tax cancellation, a campaign promise of Ford's, took effect on January 1, 2011.<ref>{{cite news|work=680News.com|url=http://www.680news.com/2011/01/01/ford-ends-personal-vehicle-tax|title=Ford ends personal vehicle tax|date=January 1, 2011|access-date=November 10, 2015|last=Pom|first=Cindy}}</ref>
[[File:Toronto new years levee 2012 (2).jpg|alt=|left|thumb|Ford at the annual Mayor's New Year's Levee at Toronto City Hall.]]
During the first year in office, the council mostly endorsed Ford's proposals. Ford privatized garbage pickup west of [[Yonge Street]]. Previously, only Etobicoke had privatized waste removal. Ford's first year as mayor in 2011 saw no property tax increase, and subsequent years' increases were less than the rate of inflation.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://nationalpost.com/posted-toronto/higher-property-taxes-may-be-on-the-way-ford-warns|title=Property taxes could rise 3%, Ford warns|author=Natalie Alcoba|work=National Post|date=July 15, 2011|access-date=January 20, 2018}}</ref> Under Ford, council voted to declare the [[Toronto Transit Commission|TTC]] an essential service. Ford reduced, but was unable to completely remove, the Miller-era land transfer tax.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2016/03/22/rob-fords-legacy-at-toronto-city-hall-a-mixed-bag.html|title=Rob Ford's legacy at Toronto City Hall a mixed bag|work=Toronto Star|date=March 22, 2016|author=Jennifer Pagliaro}}</ref> During the summer of 2013, City Council endorsed Ford's plan to cancel the "Transit City" transit plan and build the [[Scarborough Subway Extension]] fulfilling one of Ford's main campaign promises.<ref>{{cite news |title=Scarborough subway confirmed by Toronto council |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2013/10/08/scarborough_subway_confirmed_by_toronto_council.html |location=Toronto|work=The Star|date=October 8, 2013}}</ref> This project was later approved and received funding both provincially and federally.<ref name="Harper pledges federal funding for Toronto's subway extension">{{cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/harper-pledges-funding-for-torontos-subway-extension/article14453152/ |title=Harper pledges federal funding for Toronto's subway extension |work=The Globe and Mail |date=September 22, 2013}}</ref><ref name="Ottawa will help pay for Scarborough subway">{{cite web |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2013/09/22/prime_minister_stephen_harper_says_ottawa_will_help_pay_for_scarborough_subway.html |title=Ottawa will help pay for Scarborough subway |work=Toronto Star |date=September 22, 2013}}</ref><ref name="Major transit announcement incoming: Harper expected to boost TTC funding during Toronto visit">{{cite news|url=https://nationalpost.com/news/toronto/major-transit-announcement-incoming-harper-expected-to-boost-ttc-funding-during-toronto-visit |title=Major transit announcement incoming: Harper expected to boost TTC funding during Toronto visit |work=National Post |date=June 18, 2015|access-date=April 11, 2021|last1=Ferreira |first1=Victor }}</ref> In later years, Council would reject Ford's transit plans, including not putting the Crosstown LRT underground for its entire route. Near the end of Ford's term, Ford's powers were reduced by Council, spurred by Ford's personal problems, most notably reports of a video showing [[Timeline of Rob Ford video scandal|Ford smoking crack cocaine]].

Rob Ford's brother [[Doug Ford]] was the Toronto city councillor for Ward 2 Etobicoke North in [[Toronto]] from 2010 to 2014, during Rob's term as mayor.<ref>{{cite news|agency=The Canadian Press|title=Facts about the other Ford: A look at mayoral candidate Doug Ford|url=http://www.cp24.com/news/facts-about-the-other-ford-a-look-at-mayoral-candidate-doug-ford-1.2005035|publisher=CP24|access-date=March 22, 2016|date=September 12, 2014}}</ref>

===2014 election===
{{main|2014 Toronto mayoral election|Toronto municipal election, 2014}}
Ford registered on January 2, 2014, as a candidate in the fall's mayoral election. Ford participated in several debates but went on a leave of absence in May and June to deal with his substance abuse issues after a video surfaced of him smoking [[crack cocaine]]. Ford returned from his leave of absence in July and was polling in second place, behind [[John Tory]] and ahead of [[Olivia Chow]].<ref>{{cite news |work=Toronto Star |title=Toronto election poll: Tory leads big as Chow plummets in Scarborough |first=Daniel |last=Dale |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/toronto2014election/2014/09/10/toronto_election_poll_tory_leads_big_as_chow_plummets_in_scarborough.html |date=September 10, 2014|access-date=March 23, 2016}}</ref> On September 12, 2014, Ford suddenly withdrew his candidacy due to the discovery of a tumour in his abdomen which was suspected to be, and subsequently confirmed to be cancerous. His brother Doug registered as a mayoral candidate in Ford's place and Ford instead registered as a candidate for city councillor in his old constituency of Ward 2 Etobicoke North. Doug Ford, with 33% of the vote, was defeated in the October 27 mayoral election by Tory, who received 40%, while Rob Ford was successful in Ward 2, being elected with 58% of the vote.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Boeveld|first1=Sarah|last2=Warnica|first2=Richard|last3=Visser|first3=Josh |title=Toronto election brings an end to the Ford era as John Tory sweeps into office |url=https://nationalpost.com/news/toronto/toronto-election-2014-live-results-news-and-commentary-on-the-mayoral-race |work=National Post|access-date=April 11, 2021|date=October 27, 2014}}</ref> Ford's term as mayor ended on November 30, 2014. He stated that he intended to run for mayor again in 2018.<ref>{{cite web |first=Jennifer |last=Pagliaro |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2014/12/10/rob_ford_for_mayor_in_2018_councillor_plotting_return.html |title=Rob Ford for mayor in 2018? Councillor 'plotting' return |date=December 10, 2014 |work=Toronto Star |access-date=March 18, 2016}}</ref>